Question follow-through · 97211

Cultural Heritage: Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding her Department has provided to Irish cultural heritage groups in the last 12 months.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
4 Dec 2025
Target answer date
8 Dec 2025
Answer
11 Dec 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding her Department has provided to Irish cultural heritage groups in the last 12 months.

  2. 8 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The Department for Culture, Media and Sport recognises the importance of Irish Heritage, with funding administered through Arms-Length Bodies.Since November 2024, the National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded three grants totaling £290,074 to projects ex...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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